Portland Timbers 2
2015 season
PresidentMerritt Paulson
Head coachJay Vidovich
StadiumMerlo Field
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 4,892)
United Soccer LeagueConference: 8th
Overall: 13th
USL PlayoffsDNQ
U.S. Open Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kharlton Belmar (9)
All: Kharlton Belmar (11)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 4,944
(May 3 vs. Orange County, at Providence Park)
All: 15,069
(July 21 vs. Newcastle United, at Providence Park)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,278
(July 19 vs. Whitecaps 2, at Merlo Field)
All: 333
(Mar. 22 vs. U. of Portland, at Merlo Field)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,054
All: 3,983
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The 2015 Portland Timbers 2 season was the inaugural season for the Portland Timbers 2 in the United Soccer League (USL), the third-division professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The Timbers 2 are the reserve team of the MLS side, Portland Timbers.

Background

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Competitions

United Soccer League

Main article: 2015 USL season

Preseason

March 1 Scrimmage Portland Timbers 2 2–0 Gonzaga Bulldogs Portland, Oregon
Manning
Safiu pen.'		 Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: Closed-door
March 8 Scrimmage Portland Timbers 2 3–0 Oregon State Beavers Beaverton, Oregon
Safiu 19'
Manning 68'
Winchester 84'		 Report Stadium: adidas Timbers Training Center
Attendance: Closed-door
March 13 Scrimmage Portland Timbers 2 1–0 Washington Huskies Portland, Oregon
Evans 78' Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: Closed-door
March 21 Scrimmage Portland Timbers 2 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
Safiu 6'
Eueller Rodriguez 66'
Trialist Yellow card 67'		 Report Bustos 53' Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: Closed-door
March 22 Scrimmage Portland Timbers 2 4–1 Portland Pilots Portland, Oregon
Belmar 17'
Safiu 34'
Evans 39'
Winchester 73'
Payne Yellow card 89'		 Report Sanchez Yellow card 42'
Coffey Yellow card 57'
Edwardson 60'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 333
Referee: Chipalo Street

USL regular season

March 29 1 Portland Timbers 2 3–1 Real Monarchs SLC Portland, Oregon
Belmar 31', 54'
Tshuma Yellow card 52'
Winchester 58'		 Report Losee Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 86'
Navarro 59'
Baldin Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 3,667
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
April 2 2 Portland Timbers 2 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Portland, Oregon
Belmar 62'
Peay Yellow card 69'
Evans 87'		 Report Foran Yellow card 35'
Daly Yellow card 59'
Iwasa 61'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 2,501
Referee: Josh Wilkens
April 8 3 Real Monarchs SLC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2 Sandy, Utah
Saucedo Yellow card 26'
Glad 27'		 Report Safiu 7', Yellow card 47'
Winchester Yellow card 32'
Clarke Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 69'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 4,279
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
April 11 4 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Tukwila, Washington
Rossi 47'
Frano Yellow card 74', 88'		 Report Delbridge 30'
Payne Yellow card 51'
Winchester Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: Chipalo Street
April 18 5 Sacramento Republic FC 3–0 Portland Timbers 2 Sacramento, California
López 13'
Daly 37'
Mirković Yellow card 44'
Braun Yellow card 56'
Alvarez Yellow card 66'
Taublieb 82'		 Report Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 11,242
Referee: Vincent Apple-Chaire
April 25 6 Arizona United SC 0–2 Portland Timbers 2 Scottsdale, Arizona
Top Yellow card 25' Report Clarke Yellow card 14'
Belmar 20', 44'
Besler Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 6,108
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 3 7 Portland Timbers 2 0–2 Orange County Blues FC Portland, Oregon
Fochive Yellow card 53' Report Crettenand 27'
Slager 34'
Cortez Yellow card 82'
Miranda Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 4,944
Referee: Levi Rippy
May 9 8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC postponed Portland Timbers 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
Postponement
Rescheduling		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Note: Rescheduled for June 10 due to weather
May 16 9 Real Monarchs SLC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2 Sandy, Utah
Welshman 9'
Orozco Yellow card 79'		 Report Thoma Yellow card 43'
Delbridge Yellow card 76'
Safiu Yellow card 79'
Winchester 87'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Alex Krelo
May 22 10 Portland Timbers 2 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Portland, Oregon
Payne Yellow card 28'
Casiple Yellow card 30'
Belmar Yellow card 33'
Delbridge Red card 90+'		 Report Lowe 38'
Craven 55'
Kovar Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 3,095
Referee: Juan Colazo
May 30 11 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–3 Portland Timbers 2 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Venter 17'
Bond Yellow card 32'
Galbraith-Knapp Yellow card 39'
Cordeiro Yellow card 86'		 Report Gavin Yellow card 39'
Richards Yellow card 72'
Nanchoff 64', 74' (pen.)
Belmar 90+', Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 5,755
Referee: Tyler Mitcham
June 5 12 Oklahoma City Energy FC 2–0 Portland Timbers 2 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gonzalez Yellow card 38'
Greig Yellow card 42', 55', 78'		 Report Rose Red card 28'
Thoma Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: Rasende Mendoza
June 10 8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–1 Portland Timbers 2 Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gonzalez 25', 35'
Harada 47'
Bejarano Yellow card 90'		 Report Safiu Yellow card 76'
Richards 84'		 Stadium: Sand Creek Stadium
Attendance: 3,726
Referee: Karen Abt
Note: Rescheduled from May 9 due to weather
June 14 13 Portland Timbers 2 3–1 Austin Aztex Portland, Oregon
Gavin 41'
Safiu 45+' (pen.)
Winchester Yellow card 67'
Jeanderson 89', Yellow card 90+'		 Report Perales Red card 43'
Caesar 88'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 2,605
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
June 21 14 Whitecaps FC 2 3–2 Portland Timbers 2 Vancouver, British Columbia
McKendry 47'
Bustos 53'
Sampson Yellow card 77', 81'		 Report Safiu Yellow card 8'
Thoma Yellow card 45+'
Gaivn 71'
Belmar 89'		 Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 1,373
Referee: Juan Marquez
June 29 15 Portland Timbers 2 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Portland, Oregon
Report Garza 45+'
Rossi 86'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 2,932
Referee: Josh Wilkens
July 2 16 Portland Timbers 2 3–1 Arizona United SC Portland, Oregon
Belmar 10'
Safiu 14'
Gavin Yellow card 38'
Thoma Yellow card 53'
Payne Yellow card 84'
Casiple 85'		 Report Ruthven Yellow card 24'
Valentino Yellow card 48'
Malki 74'
Blanco Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Chipalo Street
July 10 17 Whitecaps FC 2 2–1 Portland Timbers 2 Vancouver, British Columbia
Rosenlund Yellow card 40', 47'
Bustos Yellow card 48'
Schuler Yellow card 61'
Sandhu Yellow card 88'
Blasco 63'		 Report Richards Yellow card 17'
Fatawu 35'		 Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
Attendance: 1,128
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 19 18 Portland Timbers 2 4–2 Whitecaps FC 2 Portland, Oregon
Belmar 18'
Fatawu 29'
Payne Yellow card 35'
Fochive 52'
Thoma Yellow card 83'
Gavin 87'		 Report Earnshaw 9' (pen.)
Seymore Yellow card 49'
Froese Yellow card 60', 78'
Rosenlund Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 2,278
Referee: Farhad Dadhko
July 24 20 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0 - 2 Portland Timbers 2 Tukwila, Washington
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
July 26 20 Portland Timbers 2 0 - 1 LA Galaxy II Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Merlo Field
August 1 21 Austin Aztex 1 - 0 Portland Timbers 2 Austin, Texas
Stadium: Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex
August 8 22 Portland Timbers 2 3 - 4 Oklahoma City Energy FC Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Merlo Field
August 16 23 Portland Timbers 2 3 - 1 Whitecaps FC 2 Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Merlo Field
August 22 24 Portland Timbers 2 2 - 0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Merlo Field
August 29 25 Orange County Blues FC 1 - 3 Portland Timbers 2 Irvine, California
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
September 5 26 Portland Timbers 2 0 - 1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Merlo Field
September 12 27 Portland Timbers 2 0 - 3 Sacramento Republic FC Portland, Oregon
Stadium: Providence Park
September 16 28 LA Galaxy II 1 - 0 Portland Timbers 2 Carson, California
Stadium: StubHub Center

USL Playoffs

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orange County Blues 28 14 5 9 38 34 +4 47 Conference semi-finals
2 Oklahoma City Energy 28 13 8 7 44 36 +8 47
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 28 14 4 10 53 35 +18 46 First round
4 Sacramento Republic 28 13 7 8 43 31 +12 46
5 LA Galaxy II 28 14 3 11 39 31 +8 45
6 Seattle Sounders 2 28 13 3 12 45 42 +3 42
7 Tulsa Roughnecks 28 11 6 11 49 46 +3 39
8 Portland Timbers 2 28 11 2 15 38 45 −7 35
9 Austin Aztex 28 10 3 15 32 41 −9 33
10 Arizona United 28 10 2 16 31 55 −24 32
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 28 8 6 14 39 53 −14 30
12 Real Monarchs 28 7 8 13 32 42 −10 29
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
May 19 Second round Michigan Bucks Michigan 0–2 Oregon Portland Timbers 2 Pontiac, Michigan
19:30 ET Charalambous Yellow card 75' Report
Report		 Fatawu Yellow card 27', 90+3'
Belmar 56'
Gavin Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Attendance: 467
Referee: Donovan Noocha
May 27 Third round Seattle Sounders FC 2 Washington (state) 2–1 Oregon Portland Timbers 2 Tukwila, Washington
Craven Yellow card 62', 66'
Garza Yellow card 93'
Rossi 104'		 USSF Report
T2 Report		 Clarke 53' Yellow card 90'
O'Rourke Yellow card 75'
Besler Yellow card 86'
Rose Yellow card 117'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,737
Referee: Farhad Dadkho

Cascadia 2 Cup

Friendlies

July 21 International friendly Portland Timbers 2 United States 4–3 England Newcastle United F.C. Portland, Oregon
Fatawu 13'
Manning 23'
Peay 30'
Besler 70'
Fochive Yellow card 77'		 Report Wijnaldum 6'
Abeid Yellow card 62'
Aarons 75', 76'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,069
Referee: Levi Rippy

Club

Kits

Primary
Primary Alt.
Secondary
Secondary Alt.
Third
Type Shirt Shorts Socks
Primary Green / White White Green
Primary Alt. Green / White Green Green
Secondary Red / Black Red Red
Secondary Alt. Red / Black Black Red
Third Dark green Dark green Dark Green

Executive staff

Majority Owner & President Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director Gavin Wilkinson
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Providence Park (20,438 / 110x70 yards)

Updated to match played January 23, 2012
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Jay Vidovich
Assistant Coach Andrew Gregor
Assistant Coach Steve Reese
Strength & Conditioning Coach Charles Burdick
T2 Athletic Trainer Taichi Kitagawa

Last updated: July 7, 2015
Source: Portland Timbers 2

Squad

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of March 26, 2015.

No. Pos. Player Nation
25 DF Danny O'Rourke  United States
29 GK Justin Luthy  United States
30 FW Kharlton Belmar  United States
38 DF Matt Rose  United States
40 MF Tim Payne  New Zealand
44 DF Harrison Delbridge  Australia
47 DF Rennico Clarke  Jamaica
49 FW Fatawu Safiu (on loan from Inter Allies)  Ghana
52 MF Blair Gavin  United States
55 FW Brent Richards  United States
73 FW Santiago Biglieri  Argentina
76 GK Daniel Withrow  United States
77 FW Rundell Winchester (on loan from Central FC)  Trinidad and Tobago
84 MF Seth Casiple  United States
85 MF Steven Evans  United States

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
29 GK United States USA Justin Luthy 7 -10 5 -8 2 -2
30 GK United States USA Andrew Weber 3 -4 3 -4 0 0
76 GK United States USA Daniel Withrow 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 GK New Zealand NZL Jake Gleeson 20 -33 20 -33 0 0
-- GK United States USA Zach Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
15 DF Brazil BRA Jeanderson 15 1 14+1 1 0 0
20 DF United States USA Taylor Peay 14 0 14 0 0 0
23 DF Argentina ARG Norberto Paparatto 1 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF United States USA Danny O'Rourke 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF United States USA Andy Thoma 27 0 25+1 0 1 0
38 DF United States USA Matt Rose 11 0 3+6 0 1+1 0
44 DF Australia AUS Harrison Delbridge 20 1 18 1 2 0
45 DF United States USA Devon Fisher 4 0 4 0 0 0
47 DF Jamaica JAM Rennico Clarke 17 1 14+1 0 2 1
51 DF United States USA Peter Prescott 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 DF United States USA Marco Farfan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Canada CAN Will Johnson 3 0 3 0 0 0
11 MF Colombia COL Dairon Asprilla 2 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF United States USA Michael Nanchoff 6 2 6 2 0 0
26 MF United States USA George Fochive 10 4 8 4 2 0
27 MF United States USA Nick Besler 26 4 22+3 4 0+1 0
35 MF United States USA Anthony Manning 15 1 15 1 0 0
40 MF New Zealand NZL Tim Payne 24 0 16+6 0 2 0
50 MF United States USA Blake Bodily 6 0 2+4 0 0 0
52 MF United States USA Blair Gavin 26 4 20+4 4 2 0
84 MF United States USA Seth Casiple 12 1 5+5 1 1+1 0
85 MF United States USA Steven Evans 11 1 6+4 1 0+1 0
94 MF United States USA Jose Perez-Flores 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 MF United States USA Edson Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 MF United States USA Terrell Lowe 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Argentina ARG Gastón Fernández 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 FW United States USA Kharlton Belmar 30 13 27+1 12 2 1
31 FW Jamaica JAM Michael Seaton 5 1 2+3 1 0 0
32 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Schillo Tshuma 10 0 6+4 0 0 0
49 FW Ghana GHA Fatawu Safiu 24 8 18+5 7 1 1
55 FW United States USA Brent Richards 16 1 6+8 1 2 0
73 FW Argentina ARG Santiago Biglieri 12 0 6+5 0 1 0
77 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Rundell Winchester 24 3 18+4 3 2 0

Goalkeeper stats

Player movement

Transfers in

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
25 MF United States Danny O'Rourke United States Portland Timbers Free April 1, 2015
30 FW United States Kharlton Belmar United States VCU Rams
United States Portland Timbers U23s 		Free April 1, 2015

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
32 FW Zimbabwe Schillo Tshuma United States Portland Timbers May 1, 2015 September 1, 2015

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
30 FW United States Kharlton Belmar United States New York Cosmos Oct 1, 2015 undisclosed timbers.com

Transfers out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
Head Coach United States Jay Vidovich United States Pittsburgh Panthers Dec 4, 2015 timbers.com

See also

References

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